Guayaquil vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$2647
🏠 One person rent
$452
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$820
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.43M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 0.8% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5530th and 5601st ($1006 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6218th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Puebla

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Guayaquil Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$19753

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872